Get rid of factory FZJ rear brake setup? (1 Viewer)

[64rovr]

Hi all,

I am swapping a '97 e-locker rear axle assembly into my Land Rover Discovery. I already have a transfer case mounted parking brake drum, making the 80 series rear parking brake setup obsolete.

My FZJ rear axle is missing calipers (thanks boneyard). I would like to run 15" wheels and I know the factory calipers will not clear.

Has anyone ever removed the calipers, rotors, and parking brake assemblies from the rear axle and fitted a simple, smaller rotor/caliper a-la minitruck rear disk conversion?

Please advise.

Thanks!

 

[jlg32281]

you might have better luck in the mini-truck forum. some of those guys are running 80 axles and might have ditched the stock brakes.

 

[lt1fire]

I wouldn't think the mini brakes would be a direct swap.

 

[gotmud]

If it's only an issue because of the 15" wheels, you may try removing some of the material from the calipers first. Depending on the wheel, there may not be much interference.

 

[jlg32281]

you can also run a wheel spacer

 

[tdkhelene]

I've run 15 inch wheels on my 93 this last summer for a trail. I did have to grind a bit off the calipers to make them fit, but they did fine once they were on!
The calipers have alot of material you can grind away without hurting them!